January 2011
Beginner to intermediate
384 pages
15h 36m
English
Content preview from Droid X: The Missing Manual
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Taking Video
The Droid X’s built-in camcorder takes video in 1280 x 720 high-definition widescreen format (HD 720p). The screen lets you see what you’re recording. You get to the Droid X’s built-in camcorder by turning on the Camera app (by pressing the Camera button or from the Application Tray, as described on Home Screen). Tap the screen, and then tap the 
icon to switch to Camcorder mode. (Repeat the steps but tap the 
icon to switch back to the camera.)
To start recording, hold down the Camera key all the way, or tap the red button, and you’re recording video. The red button turns into a gray square. To stop recording, press the square. To record without sound, press the Mute button, and to turn sound back on, tap it again.
There are some differences between taking still photos and recording videos. With video:
You can’t zoom in and out.
It may take a while for the “Touch video for more options” message to appear because there’s a lot more data to save.
If you tap the screen when the “Touch video for more options” message appears, you have fewer choices than you do with photo—you can delete the video, share it, or start taking a new video. When you start taking a new video, the one you ...
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